Picture hanger



Oct. 24, 1950 3, PETERS I 2,526,827

PICTURE HANGER Filed Feb. 1, 1946 FIG. 2.

awe/whom HELEN B. PETERS,

Patented Oct. 24, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PICTURE HANGER HelenB. Peters, Tulsa, Okla.

Application February 1, 1946, Serial No. 644,935

1 Claim.

This invention relates to supports, and more particularly to asupporting device for hanging pictures, picture frames, and the like.

A main object of this invention is to provide a novel and improvedsupporting device of extremely simple construction which is veryinexpensive to manufacture and is easy to use.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved supportingdevice for securing picture frames and the like to plaster walls, saiddevice being adapted to support the frame at a desired angle on a walland being further adapted to be readily detached from the wall wherebythe frame may be positioned at a new location on the wall, a minimum oftime and effort being required in the process.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description and claim, and from the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevational view of a picture frame supporting deviceaccording to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the supporting device of Figure1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the supporting device of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing, 11 designates the body portion of thesupporting device, said body portion comprising a strip of metal, suchas brass strip, aluminum strip, or the like, bent at I2 to form a firstply l3 and a second ply 14, said second ply [4 being further bent at l5,l6 and 17 to form a downwardly inclined double-ply arm I8. Rigidilysecured between the plies of arm l8 and projecting through an openingformed therefor at bend I6 is a sharp, slender, tapered needlelike prongl9 which extends rearwardly in the central longitudinal plane of thedevice and in the same downwardly inclined direction as arm Body portion1 l is formed with openings 20, 20, adjacent its to and bottom edgesthrough which appropriate fastening members, such as screws or the like,are adapted to pass to secure said body portion to a vertical frameelement. In hanging a picture frame or other object of the same generalnature, a pair of supporting devices such as described herein areemployed one device being secured to the object at each side of the rearsurface or to each of the rear vertical frame elements thereof. Theobject is then hung on a plaster wall by gently pressing the needle-likeprongs into the plaster, said prongs penetrating the plaster to asubstantial depth without breaking or seriously marring the plasteradjacent the regions of penetration due to the very small cross sectionof the prongs. Due to the downward inclination of the prongs withrespect to the main portion of the supporting device, the weight of thesupported object will provide a substantial force component in thedirection of the prongs tending to maintain said prongs embedded in theplaster. The object may be given any desired inclination or pitch withrespect to the wall by suitably locating the support devices on the rearsurface thereof.

To remove the object from the wall it is merely gently pulled in thedirection opposite to the direction of penetration of prongs 19. Afterremoval it may be readily positioned at a new location on the wall inaccordance with the procedure above described.

While a specific embodiment of a supporting device for picture frames orother like objects has been disclosed in the foregoing description, itwill be understood that various modifications within the spirit of theinvention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore it isintended that no limitations be placed on the invention other than asdefined by the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

An article of manufactur for use as a picture hanging clip comprising astrip of material bent to form a double thickness vertical member andand outwardly and downwardly projecting double thickness protrudingmember on one side thereof, said protruding member having a taperedneedle-like prong permanently secured between the thicknesses thereof,the pointed end of the prong extending outwardly from the outer end ofthe projection, said vertical member having a horizontal aperture at theupper and lower end thereof.

HELEN B. PETERS.

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